New Artist Chosen For Actress Anne Archer's Human Rights Show

Recently launched painter, Alex Scott's artwork entitled "Betrayed"� has been selected to be part of the Artists for Human Rights fine art show opening at the James Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, CA. The show runs from November 14th through the 24th with an opening reception from 6-9 pm on November 17th hosted by Academy Award nominated actress Anne Archer.

Alex Scott's piece will be featured alongside paintings, sculptures, and multimedia presentations by thirty-two international artists each reflecting some aspect of the thirty points of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Film-maker Taron Lexton presents a series of 30 public service announcements on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights "intended to give the viewer an intense aesthetic and emotional education on the subject".

Scott said, "Unfortunately you can find peoples rights being taken away everywhere in the world, regardless of the country they live in or laws that are supposed to protect them. The 30 basic tenets of our inalienable human's rights are inherent and are true, not just someone’s opinion. I became a member of Artists for Human Rights to help increase understanding and bring about a safer world for all mankind."

Artists for Human Rights (www.artistsforhumanrights.org) was founded by the celebrated actress and human rights advocate, Anne Archer, with the purpose of bringing artists together with the common cause of raised awareness and education of human rights. Participation is broad-based, embracive of all races, creeds and nationalities with its only prerequisite a support and affirmation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948.

The group, founded in 2006, has a rapidly growing international membership base. Human Rights Action Center founder, Jack Healey, has recently joined the Advisory Board. Called "Mr. Human Rights" by US News and World Report, he was the Executive Director of Amnesty International for twelve years and is a human rights policy advisor to the U.S. government.

"For the James Gray show we have brought together a wonderful, eclectic group of stimulating artists presenting the subject of human rights," notes AFHR curator Ron Anderson. "It promises to be even more exciting than our 2006 show in Soho. Selected art from this show will be traveling to Biennale 2007, the international contemporary art show in Florence, Italy, which has invited Ms. Archer to speak and has dedicated space to show Artists for Human Rights artwork."

For more information contact the James Gray Gallery 310.315.9502 or contact@jamesgraygallery.com